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Reduce the risk: key points to consider when it comes to quad safety

Gary Abbott looks at the key factors to consider when it comes to the safe use of quads.

NEWS 24 September 2025

Reduce the risk: key points to consider when it comes to quad safety

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Protecting yourself while working at heights

Protecting yourself while working at heights

BUILDINGS 3 September 2025

Farm Safety Week: grants open for PTO safety

Farm Safety Week: grants open for PTO safety

NEWS 23 July 2025

Editorial: farm safety – mind the older farmers as well

Editorial: farm safety – mind the older farmers as well

Editorial: farm safety – mind the older farmers as well

VIEWPOINTS 23 July 2025

300 free safety training courses available to farm families

300 free safety training courses available to farm families

300 free safety training courses available to farm families

FARM SAFETY 22 July 2025

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IFA reminds farmers to be cautious during Farm Safety Week

IFA reminds farmers to be cautious during Farm Safety Week

Farm Safety Week, initiated by the Farm Safety Foundation in the UK and is led by the IFA in Ireland, will take place from Monday 21 July to Friday 25 July.

NEWS 8 June 2025

Fatigue: more than just being tired

Fatigue: more than just being tired

Fatigue in farming is common place owing to the lack of available labour and the seasonality of work, writes Martin Merrick.

FARM SAFETY 8 June 2025

Mitigating the danger of drownings on farms this summer

Mitigating the danger of drownings on farms this summer

There are several areas on the farm that pose a risk of drowning: from slurry pits to dipping troughs. Martin Merrick reports.

FARM SAFETY 8 June 2025

Farm safety has to move in the right direction

Farm safety has to move in the right direction

There was a decrease in the volume of fatal farm accidents last year, and hopefully this trend continues, writes Martin Merrick.

FARM SAFETY 8 June 2025

Insurance costs are rising again

Insurance costs are rising again

While there is no specific data available for farm insurance, home insurance and motor insurance have seen significant increases.

INSURANCE 8 June 2025

Group demands action on 'death trap' Kilkenny road

Group demands action on 'death trap' Kilkenny road

A public meeting is calling for urgent work to make the N25 from Glenmore to Slieverue safer.

NEWS 8 June 2025

In pictures: farm safety day at Monaghan school

In pictures: farm safety day at Monaghan school

Niamh Monahan and Aisling Kelly, teachers at St Daigh’s National School in Inniskeen, organised a farm safety day at the school with the help of AgriKids, local gardaí and paramedics.

NEWS 8 June 2025

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